Now all Sean has to do is figure out not only how to reproduce his father's greatest achievement, but to solve the one problem his father wasn't able to. Holed up in a Cold War era bomb shelter, all Sean wants to do now is keep his head down and his family safe while he untangles this latest problem. Like it or not however, Sean has set events in motion that will change the future for all of the mages and supernatural beings involved, should he prove successful. While many may welcome these changes and the freedom it will bring them, some of the more powerful councils will most definitely not.Head Down, Book 4:Things are starting to look up for Sean: he has a safe place to stay, allies, way too many wolves, and a couple of dangerously cute werefoxes around as well. However the other Councils now know that he's serious, after the raid on Gradatim that left several important people dead. Battle lines are starting to be drawn and the Council of the Ascendants realizes that they're next in line and start to take precautions while the other councils start to play politics and jockey for position. Even the Council of Vestibulum, the most powerful in both Reno and the rest of the country, is starting to be concerned. And how could any conflict between these major powers be complete without bringing back the assassin hired 12 years ago to deal with the son of the man he killed?Warning: The Valens Legacy: Publisher's Pack 2 contains explicit sexuality, nudity, violence, bad language, attempted murder, actual murder, self-defense, pro-active self-defense, military-style raids, mass combat, destruction of private property, vandalism, breaking and entering, tantric magic, polyamory, mayhem, gratuitous sex and violence, an opportunistic goblin, a little girl who knows all about guilt trips, and Sean being completely and totally clueless about why his friend is embarrassed.

    

    13:55 EST makes - she counts on her fingers - about 6pm in Berlin. He'll be on his way home. Alice settles into the armchair and dials the number...If Alice hadn't bumped into Will then she would probably never have phoned that afternoon. And if Alice hadn't called, then Michael, poor Michael, might still be alive today...In a digital age of world-spanning communications and easy travel these stories explore how interconnected and yet fragmented our lives have become, and how - no matter where we live or what we do, no matter how different our lifestyles - the universal desires for love and happiness draw us ever onward.Both short story collection and novel, 13:55 Eastern Standard Time finds Nick Alexander at his best. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, these are stories of lives that cross and collide in life-ending drama, or simply run peacefully alongside for a few hours - lives filled with characters who are attracted and repelled, hopeless and yet inspired. Narrated in Alexander's trademark tense prose, these interwoven stories explore the ripples emanating from our every act, ripples that alter distant destinies, and occasionally bounce back, catching us from behind to haunt or inspire.13:55 Eastern Standard Time repeats the success of Alexander's first novel, 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye because again, as with life itself, the whole is mysteriously greater than the sum of the parts.

    He's also the guy you want next to you when things go bad. While carrying dispatches, Link meets Prudence Wainwright, a pious Eastern woman whose husband has been murdered and whose daughter has been kidnapped by a gang of renegade Jayhawkers. Teaming up reluctantly, Link and Prudence must cross hundreds of miles of hostile territory and recapture Hope before her kidnappers sell her to the Comancheros and she is lost to them forever.

    Stedman | Conversation StartersA Brief Look Inside:The Light Between Oceans is M.L. Stedman's first and only novel to date. It tells the story of Tom and Isabel Sherbourne who find an abandoned child and take the child into their home and raise it as their own. Soon, the biological mother is found. Eventually, the story becomes a question of right and wrong because Tom and Isabel must decide whether or not to tell the truth about the child. That question becomes more and more difficult to answer as time goes on...The Light Between Oceans was named as a Goodreads Book of the Year in 2014. ...and was called “extraordinary” by The Guardian. EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPERthan the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed tobring us beneath the surface of the pageand invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to..Create Hours of Conversation:•Foster a deeper understanding of the book•Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups•Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately•Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen beforeDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience of The Light Between Oceans. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.Download your copy today for a Limited Time Read it on your PC, Mac, iOS or Android smartphone, tablet devices.

    His impeccable record should speak for itself but he wasn’t taking any chances. When his commander volunteers him to head the annual Toys-For-Toddlers Christmas gala, saying no wasn’t an option. It seemed as though Sal had pulled off the impossible, even with only sixty days to do so. But at the last minute, things seemed to unravel and he found himself in over his head. Party planner was never going on his resume. Gloria, (Rori) Boudreau loved the holidays. Her business as a photographer and graphic designer was booming. Yet she needed to think about January, when it stalls out. When a part-time dispatcher position opened up at the police department, she grabs it. Timing was horrible, but it fit her schedule and it paid enough to ensure she could continue chasing her dream next year and that was all that mattered. Through the lens of Rori’s camera, everyone except Salvatore seemed to be enjoying the Christmas fundraiser. This was her reputation on line as well, and she needed it to be picture perfect. One way or another, she was determined to get a smile out of Salvatore. In the end, Salvatore lands more than a promotion. It might not be what he wanted for Christmas, but one moment, can change a lifetime. And he can’t wait until Christmas to unwrap this gift. Was what he had to offer enough for Rori? Salvatore didn’t want his love to end up amongst her unwanted gifts to return.

    Nala suffered abuse verbally, mentally, and physically at the hands of Trina and her perverted boyfriend Dwayne that made Nala very naive and thought the worst of herself. As if that wasn't enough, she forced her to drop out of school, sending her to work in her friend's boutique. There Nala met Tracy a beautiful, fun, wild, and out spoken girl who possessed everything Nala was not. Eventually Nala met Kaylin, a handsome, sexy, and very rich guy, who played on her naivety to fulfill his own selfish desire of having a male child. Kaylin lied and deceived his way into Nala's heart. Nala being so innocent and naive believed every word that Kaylin told her. She just wanted to be happy and with Kaylin saying and doing all the right things she fell deep, only to find out everything was a lie when she got pregnant. Take this journey with Nala as she finds out the hard way that every girl has to get their heart broken. And how she deals with the abuse and pain from Trina as well as the lies, deceit, and betrayal from Kaylin

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    I swear if he is cheating, I'll chop it off myself." After Nate leaves for college together with his twin and Hope’s brother, the couple struggles to uplift their relationship. They try to survive through phone calls and skype video chats, but it wasn’t enough to quench her longing for him. To remedy this, Hope plans a trip with Heather and Dean to surprise her boyfriend and their brothers. But as it turns out, they were the ones in for a surprise…

    Donavan “Trouble” Troy is heartless and ruthless. Since the day, he was abandon and forced into the foster care system he vowed to never care about anything. Being tossed in the worst homes only fueled his hatred turning him into the vicious man he is today. After his first taste of blood, he's been craving it ever since. Trouble is feared in the streets. Malaika Coleman is the closest you could get to an angel on earth. Her parents never knew when they named her that she would one day live up to it. After she survived a fatal car crash at sixteen, her whole perspective on life changed. Now she devotes her life to giving to others and spreading joy to the world through her music. Lai believes that music can change anyone’s life for the better, but can it change hers? Trouble and Lai's paths cross in the craziest way when he ends up saving her from a bullet meant for him. What happens when Trouble saves a life instead of taking one? Is Lai the angel he needs to pull him from his dark path or does his darkness pull her in. Maybe they have more in common than everyone thinks. Find out what happens when a troubled man meets an angel.

     Gucci has seemed to found herself in hot water with her sisters, realizing that not telling them her secret has put them all in a dangerous situation, they all find themselves kidnapped and fighting for their lives. Change is a concept Zy'ala fails to adapt to, and now that her parents are gone everything around her crumbles down. Unable to express herself she breaks away and find herself in more trouble than what she expected. Amina is struggling with taking care of her sisters or putting herself first finally. Jurnee is used to being strong but after taking so many blows back to back she finds herself struggling to hold it together. Without her sisters by her side she leans on Cruz but when a secret is revealed a tough decision has to be made. The Bennett Sisters are each battling their own demons that the rest have no idea about. When tragedy strikes again they're all reunited but will they be able to still together the way Mary and Joseph would have wanted or did the time apart hurt their bond more than help.

    Think about the reaction you would get. That’s how it all started for Diva Woods, but instead of candy it was drugs, guns, and men. She didn’t live the average life of a 16 year old. She had things that ordinary people didn’t have. She experienced things that ordinary people didn’t experience. She owes that to her father Jamel ‘Capo’ Woods, he is the King of Harlem which makes her the Princess. Diva took her title very seriously along with all the fame, fortune, trials, and tribulations. It was all a part of her rise to the top. But like that old saying goes, what goes up must come down. Take a ride through Harlem with Diva and experience the lies, infidelity, and deceit she occur in The Rise of Harlem’s Princess.

    Meeting Howard Blume was pure coincidence, but it turned out to be just what they needed. Two very hard workers determined to rise, the couple bands together to do whatever it takes this time around. There’s nothing or no one who can stand in the way of their success and happiness. They’ve been through some of the worst times of their lives together; it’s only right that they endure some of the best together as well. As much as Arizona loved Toro, the painful deceit that she had to endure at his hands had become too much to handle. Just when she was on the verge of losing her mind, along came the same saving grace that she’d had many years before.

     Running a group home for at-risk kids is challenging enough, but everything changes when he witnesses a murder. And not just any murder. A serial killer has stalked the city for weeks and Paul is the only witness. The press haunts his every move, broadcasting his identity to the world, ensuring the killer not only knows who he is, but where to find him. The media spotlight could destroy the life he's so carefully constructed, because the killer isn't the only one hiding a secret. Not even the woman he loves knows the truth about his past. His secret is between him and God, and Paul's determined to keep it that way. US Marshal Milana Tanner is as tough as she is stubborn. The threat to Paul is real and experience has demonstrated the dire consequences of the wrong decision. In spite of her best efforts, Paul refuses all offers of protection. Between professional threats and the dangers facing Paul, she's spread thin, but she won't give up - or back down - until she knows Paul is safe... even if it requires putting herself in harm's way. As the killer escalates and circles closer, Paul and Milana fight to shield the people around them from a man with nothing to lose. Together, they'll do anything, and risk everything, to keep the children in Paul's care safe. When the killer strikes again, Paul goes after him personally. Stopping the killer will shake his faith in God and force him to confront his dark past. Will he be forced to sacrifice everything he holds dear to protect the people he loves most? Deadly Devotion, book two in the Deadly Alliances series, is a gripping story of danger, faith, and the power of truth to bring freedom in the lives of God's people.